Alston's cotton rat
| Alston's cotton rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Sigmodon |
| Species: | S. alstoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Sigmodon alstoni Thomas, 1881 | |
Alston's cotton rat (Sigmodon alstoni) is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela, where it inhabits lowland savannas.[1]
References
- 1 2 Patton, J.; Weksler, M.; Delgado, C.; Rivas, B.; Aguillera, M. (2008). "Sigmodon alstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
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